public school for blacks in the city was held in facilities rented from st . paul methodist church . the mississippi legislature amended the city charter in january 1888 to allow the city to maintain its own municipal school district , and in march of the same year $ 30 @ , @ 000 in bonds was approved for the city to build new public schools . from this bond , the we ##chs ##ler school was built in 1894 , becoming the first brick public school building in the state built for blacks . from this early district and later additions , the meridian public school district grew to its current size , which now includes six elementary schools , 3 middle schools , and 3 high
public school for blacks in the city was held in facilities rented from st. paul methodist church. the mississippi legislature amended the city charter in january 1888 to allow the city to maintain its own municipal school district, and in march of the same year $ 30 @, @ 000 in bonds was approved for the city to build new public schools. from this bond, the wechsler school was built in 1894, becoming the first brick public school building in the state built for blacks. from this early district and later additions, the meridian public school district grew to its current size, which now includes six elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high